Overclocking AMD Phenom II X4 970 to 2.8

[sILK Smitha]

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I have it overclocked threw the bios. By altering it to Profile and Using it by 10%. It is a locked processor and I had attempted the AMD Overdrive. Which locks up my system and restarts it each time I am endeavoring to acquire it to 2.8. So That is my goal to acquire it at least overclocked to 2.8. It was 2.4. I heard incredible regarding ACC, other than have no idea where to start. Need some help here.

[Aileya]

One of the most important things most of them necessitate to be familiar with is what your core temps are running under load. Install HWMonitor and have encompassed it open on the desktop at the similar time as you run Prime95 blend for 15 minutes. Then upload a pic of the HWMonitor interface. HWMonitor determine to display not merely CPU temp, which is essentially measured not commencing from the CPU itself other than from the motherboard socket area. Additional than in addition core temps, which are the critical ones. It might be that to facilitate you are hitting a core temp wall.

[Naruto Uzumaki]

It gives the impression of being comparable to your ram occurrence at 884 mhz might be too high as well. It is merely rated at DDR2 800. You might do well to start it at DDR 666 as an alternative of DDR2 800 in bios as when you overclock through the fsb the ram speeds up too. Position your CPU-z tabs: CPU, Memory and SPD when you post next. I determine to acquire that information in sequence to you when I acquire off work tonight. My pc seems to be working with fine at 2.650. Just want it faster.

[Makarios]

When you do not have comprised a black edition CPU i.e., one through an unlocked multiplier you have encompassed to utilize the fsb to overclock. It's the master bus of the system and numerous additional component frequencies tie into it. I might not be surprised if you necessities a Vcore bump and I might try LinX. LinX is superior for not letting things slip by. You might acquire 2.9 if you upgrading the cooling.

[Bethany Johson]

Linx I determine to by no means utilize Just do not like it. What be supposed to I position the memory down too commencing from 884 and what do I utilized to do that in the bios. In bios there be supposed to be an adjustment for the starting speed of the ram. It might be expressed as a multiplier or just presently actual frequencies similar to 400, 533, 666, 800. You might have encompassed to take something off of "Auto" to observe the choices.

[Habiba22]

Your performance is suffering commencing from side to side the combination of ram you are utilizing for the reason that it forces your bios to run in single channel as opposed to dual channel. You might be much superior off through an even number of identical memory sticks moreover 2 or 4 sticks to permit dual channel operation. The Dual channel memory is purchased in a kit where the sticks are matched at the factory.

[Fadheela]

Your core temp max is 61 C in HWMonitor. If not anything else is protecting you commencing from overclocking higher, that to facilitate high temp is. The AMD CPUs are safe up to around 70 C additional than when overclocked they start to become unstable when core temps begin to go beyond mid 50s C. The long and the diminutive of it is you perceptibly necessitate a superior CPU cooler to progress further. So go ahead and position your memory back on 400 for the time being as it gives you a diminutive superior performance than 333.

[Rounder1]

I had started out through the motherboard and the cpu exclusive of be familiar with much past p4 processor. Which I have encompassed and learned a lot in view of the fact that then. I had utilized an old power supple, fans and case. Recently purchased the graphics card for something simple and hd. I had utilized an 2 old hard drives I had laying around. Bought the 2gb of memory and was prearranged the 3 512mb. I was planning on receiving an innovative power unit rating at-least 600 watts, and if I had acquire an innovative cooling unit would that probably help.